Clemson Quarterback Deshaun Watson Among Heisman Finalists Once Again

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The finalists were announced Monday on ESPN, and the award is scheduled to be presented in Manhattan on Saturday.

Watson finished third in last year’s voting, which was won by Alabama running back Derrick Henry. Just as he did last year, Watson heads to New York not as the favorite but as the contender coming on strong at the end. Mayfield finished fourth last season but did not get an invitation to the Heisman presentation in New York.

Peppers is the first defensive player to be a Heisman finalist since Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o was a distant runner-up to Johnny Manziel in 2012.

Westbrook and Mayfield are the first teammates to be finalists since Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart of Southern California finished first and third in 2005.

PRO BASKETBALL

Mr. Triple-Double Has 6 in a Row

Russell Westbrook extended his streak of triple-doubles to six games, leading the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder to a 102-99 victory over the skidding Atlanta Hawks.

Westbrook scored 32 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and doled out 12 assists, carrying on the N.B.A.’s longest run of triple-doubles since Michael Jordan had seven in a row in 1989.

Westbrook has reached double figures in all three categories in half of the Thunder’s 22 games. Jordan had 15 triple-doubles for the entire 1988-89 season.

CAVALIERS LOSE SMITH IN WIN LeBron James scored 34 points and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers overcame an injury to J. R. Smith to end their three-game losing streak with a 116-112 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Smith injured his left knee in the first quarter after landing on a jump shot. He did not return, and the Cavaliers said X-rays were negative. Richards will return to Cleveland for further examination.

SPUR RALLY TO DEFEAT BUCKS The visiting San Antonio Spurs rallied from 15 points down in a 97-96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. LaMarcus Aldridge was credited with the go-ahead basket with 21.2 seconds left after Giannis Antetokounmpo was whistled for goaltending.

WIZARDS DEFEAT NETS John Wall scored 25 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, and the visiting Washington Wizards beat the Nets by 118-113.

BARNES SOUGHT IN ASSAULT INQUIRY Matt Barnes, a forward with the Sacramento Kings, was being sought by the police for questioning in connection with an alleged assault Monday morning inside Avenue, a nightclub on 10th Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.

The police responded to the club around 3:20 a.m. and were told that Barnes had choked a woman during a dispute, sparking a fight, the police said. Video obtained by the website TMZ appeared to show Barnes leaving the club with his teammate DeMarcus Cousins. The alleged episode occurred hours after the Kings lost to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

On Monday afternoon, Barnes, 36, posted a message on his Instagram account that read, “There’s always two sides to a story. The side the media consistently tries to paint of me. And what actually happened! Don’t believe everything you read.”

Barnes, a 14-year veteran, is no stranger to controversy. In October 2015, he was involved in a physical altercation with Derek Fisher at the Los Angeles-area home of Barnes’s estranged wife, Gloria Govan. Fisher, who was then the coach of the Knicks, was reported to have been in a relationship with Govan at the time.

The N.B.A. suspended Barnes for two games for his role in the episode.

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HOCKEY

Penguins Overwhelm Senators

Bryan Rust had his first career hat trick, Sidney Crosby added his N.H.L.-leading 17th goal and the host Pittsburgh Penguins raced by the Ottawa Senators, 8-5.

Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel each had a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh, and Matt Cullen and Justin Schultz also scored. The Penguins poured in six goals over the final 32 minutes after spotting the Senators a 4-2 lead.

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